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A Civic Farewell
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The Mayor giving a civic farewell to the Staffordshire Regiment as they prepare to leave for the Great War.
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107 |
ABC Cinema
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The Cannon, as the ABC had become known, just before closure in 1961. The Garrick St. Amusement Centre part of the building had once been a cafe. In 1968 it had become "The Clock". |
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Agricultural Hall
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The Agricultural Hall used to stand at the junction of Dudley Street and Snow Hill, it later became the Gauemont cinema and is now the site of a Wilkinson store. |
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Barn Street
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Barn Street stood on the corner of Peel Street |
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153 |
Bell Street
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Bell Street before devlolpement, showing some of the oldest housing in the town. |
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109 |
Bell Street 1974
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A view of Bell Street in 1974 reavling the entrance to the Mander Centre. |
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110 |
Bilston Street
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Bilston as it was in 1967. The Garrick public house is the building on the right of the picture. |
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167 |
Boscobel House
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The beautiful but modest timber framed Boscobel House sheltered Charles II after defeat at Worcester. In 1651 he evaded capture by sheltering in an oak tree, which soon became known as the 'Royal Oak', he then escaped and later returned to restore the Monarchy to England in the 1660s.
The house has been fully refurbished and offers much to see and do. Around the house are the hunting lodge and gardens, dairy, farmyard and smithy, all of which are there to be explored.
There are tales of the 'Priest Holes' on the guided tour and a tea room in which to relax and ponder the sites you've seen. A visit is not complete without visiting the descendent of the original 'Royal Oak', badly damaged in recent storms but still standing and a reminder of events over 350 years ago. |
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Broad Street
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Broad Street reputedly had the last thatched house to be seen in Wolverhampton.The street was once know as "Rotten Row" and then as "Canal Street". Can Lane(Railway Street) ran along the bottom. This view is about 1870. |
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Bus Depot
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The Cleveland Road bus depot opposite The Royal Hospital in the early 1960's |
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